The Washington critic., 1887-09-24
WASHINGTON, SEPT. "a, 1887.
THE COLOR LIME rS spuooLs.

and the mixed school question that has
been creating so much excitement In
the latter State, resulting Ia the much
abused Glenn bin has also arisen as Il
disturbing Influence Ia the West, ami
among the very people whose "shrluks
for freedom" thirty years ago have
passed into history.
The citizens Of Fort Scott have ri,en
In Tie wrath OF their prciuljcos aud
declared that sooner than have the law
enforced providing that there Shall be
no discrimination VI color In the pub.
lie schools, they will see the school
system go to wreck. Such at least m.
pears to be the tendency of the pending
dispute in regard to tho admission NJ o
small colored child % one Of tho Fort
Scott schools
The case is 10 be jullcially decided
on Monday, and If 1t goes against the
color liners they threaten to take their
children out OF school altogether. |
otherwise, the discomfort Of the col)fed
people will be greatly aggravated ami
the old war OF the races be resumed
But not alone Ia Kansas has the
color line become the subject OF ficrci
and heated controversy. In various
counties of Ohio, where a law similar
to the law In Kansas is sought for the
first time to be enforced, there Is similar
excitement.
In one township In Fayetts County,
where the School Board employed
colored teacher, the white children
have all been withdrawn, leaving the
teacher without solitary scholar,
while the colored children are all at.
tending the white schools.
At Oxford. In Butler County, where
the School Board ordered the colored
children to leave the white schools and
attend their own, the colored people
have applied for mandamus to bring
the board to terms.
AT Yellow Springs, In Greene
County, the School Board have given
up in despair and closed the schools
Indefinitely, or until some legislative
relief for the existing situation can be
had.
At Ripley, Brown County, the col
ored people have instituted snit to
compel the admission Of their children
to the white schools, and so on all
along the line are there confusion, dis.
satisfaction and bad feeling. directly
consequent upon undertaking to en-.
force by law what ought to be left en-
tirely TO the guidance and direction of
public sentiment
In the meantiIae Senator Sherman
Governor Foraker and the rest Of the
Republican campaign stumpers who
have been dilating upon he horrors OF
the Glenn bill, find themselves de.
spoiled OF one OF their principal Issues
by the refractory aud obstreperou,
conduct of their own fellow citizens al
home.
AS we remarked at the outset huma,
nature is human nature and varies littl,
with lines OF latitude or longitude.
A CORRESPONDENT OF the Republican
wants THE CRITIC to explain how tn,
manufacture Of $500. 900 900 in green
backs would help the stringency OF tn
money market. THE CRIrIo has no
said that It would nor that 1t wa
necessary. We simply suggested tha
II such financial crisis should occu
as to Justify extraordinary measures o
relief, the issue Of greenbacks woulC
answer the purpose quite as well as TO
the Government to set up broker
shop and loan out its spare money OIL
interest. There would be no difficult,
In getting the money out Of the Treas
ury II the wants of the business com
munity demanded such an increase 0
currency.
No such increase Is neediul at TIL
time. The relief afforded by the Sec
retary Of the Treasury appears to b
ample for the present. 1t is tempo
rary eIpedient to tide over an existIn
trouble. But It does not do away wit
the imperative duty OF preventing suc
an accumulation OF surplus revenues a
Is liable to cripple our insufficient cir
eulatlon.
1t should be borne In mind, however
that with every cancellation OF bond
the basis of the national banking -yl
tenn Is to that extent narrowed dOwI
and sooner or later the question
bound to present itself as to whetht
means shall be provided for perpetua
ing the National Banks or whether y
Government shall fall back upon II
policy OF issuing the cOuntry's cu
rency direct from the Treasury. Tt
latter policy worked well at OF
memorable period in our history al
the people generally accepted Il
greenback rs good enough none
There are many persons who belie'
that what was then adopted to meet Il
temporary needs of the Goyernmei
might be adyanIageously incorporate
into the fixed financial system Of Il
future.
TIE New York Times this mornir
says that the failure Of the President
call an extra session of Congress on Il
1st of October has served the purpos
of the protectionists and "iuvovei Il
Administration in the gravest dil
culties to which It has as yet been e
posed" 1t says, further, that "nol
little Of the recent scare was due to L
Vaccinations Of the protectlonis
ring and to the persistent misrepl
sentations OF It's organs" all viii
l.,